NAME

Tk::CodeText - Programmer's Swiss army knife Text widget.

SYNOPSIS

require Tk::CodeText;
my $text= $window->CodeText(@options)->pack;

DESCRIPTION

Tk::CodeText aims to be a Scintilla like text widget for Perl/Tk.

This is a rewrite, almost from scratch and not backwards compatible with version 0.3.4 and earlier.

It leans heavily on Syntax::Kamelon.

It features:

line numbers on display

code folding

status bar

The status bar has document info and tools for setting tab size, indent style and syntax

advanced word based undo/redo stack

It keeps track of the last saving point and selections

syntax highlighting in many languages and formats.

commenting and uncommenting blocks and lines

indenting and unindenting blocks and lines

automatic indentation

matching of nested {}, () and [] pairs

OPTIONS

Switch: -autoindent

By default 0. If set the text will be indented to the level and style of the previous line.

Name: configDir

Class: ConfigDir

Switch: -configdir

An empty string by default. If set to an existing folder that folder will be used for config files. Currently there is only one of those. The recent colors for the TagsEditor.

Switch: -disablemenu

By default 0. If set the right-click context menu is disabled.

Name: highlightInterval

Class: HighlightInterval

Switch: -highlightinterval

By default 1 milisecond. Highlighting is done on a line by line basis. This is the time between lines.

Name: indentStyle

Class: IndentStyle

Switch: -indentstyle

Default value 'tab'. You can also set it to a number. In that case an indent will be the number of spaces.

Switch: -match

Default value '[]{}()'. Specifies which items to match against nested occurrences.

Switch: -matchoptions

Default: [-background => 'blue', -foreground => 'yellow']. Specifies the options for the match tag.

Switch: -menuitems

Specify the menu items for the left-click popup menu. By default set to undef, meaning no popup menu.

Switch: -minusimg

Image used for the collapse state of a folding point. By default it is a bitmap defined in this module.

Switch: -plusimg

Image used for the expand state of a folding point. By default it is a bitmap defined in this module.

Switch: -saveimage

The icon image used to indicate the text is modified on the status bar. By default it is an internally defined xpm.

Switch: -scrollbars

Default value 'osoe'. Specifies if and how scrollbars are to be used. If you set it to an ampty string no scrollbars will be created. See also Tk::Scrolled.

Only available at create time.

Switch: -statusinterval

By default 200 ms. Update interval for the status bar.

Name: showFolds

Class: ShowFolds

Switch: -showfolds

Default value 1. If cleared the folding markers will be hidden.

Name: showNumbers

Class: ShowNumbers

Switch: -shownumbers

Default value 1. If cleared the line numbers will be hidden.

Name: showStatus

Class: ShowStatus

Switch: -showstatus

Default value 1. If cleared the status bar will be hidden.

Name: syntax

Class: Syntax

Switch: -syntax

Default value 'None'. Sets and returns the currently used syntax definition.

Switch: -themefile

Default value undef. Sets and loads a theme file with tags information for highlighting. A call to cget returns the name of the loaded theme file. See also Tk::CodeText::Theme.

Name: updateLines

Class: UpdateLines

Switch: -updatelines

Default value 100. If is used during save and load operation. It specifies after how many lines an update on the progress bar on the status bar should occur.

Switch: -xmlfolder

XML folder to use for Syntax::Kamelon

Only available at create time.

METHODS

canUndo

Returns true if the undo stack has content.

canRedo

Returns true if the redo stack has content.

clear

Delets all text. Clears the undo and redo stack. Clears the modified flag. Resets hightlighting to syntax 'None'

comment

Comments the current line or selection.

foldCollapseAll

Collapses all folding points.

foldExpandAll

Expands all folding points.

fontCompose($font, %options)

Returns a new font based on $font. The keys -family -size -weight -slant are supported

getFontInfo

Returns info about the font used in the text widget. The info is a hash with keys -family -size -weight -slant -underline -overstrike.

goTo($index)

Sets the insert cursor to $index.

indent

Indents the current line or selection.

isHidden($line)

Returns true if $line is hidden by a colde fold.

linenumber($index)

Returns the line number of $index.

load($file)

Clears the text widget and loads $file. Returns 1 if successfull.

redo

Redoes the last undo.

save($file)

Saves the text into $file. Returns 1 if successfull.

saveExport($file)

Same as save, except it does not clear the modified flag.

selectionExists

Returns true if a selection exists

tags

Returns the Kamelon list of AvailableAttributes.

theme

Returns a reference to the current theme object. See also Tk::CodeText::Theme

themeDialog

Initiates a dialog for editing the colors and font information for highlighting.

uncomment

Uncomments the current line or selection.

undo

Undoes the last edit operation.

unindent

Unintents the current line or selection

visualBegin

Returns the line number of the first visible line.

visualEnd

Returns the line number of the last visible line.

AUTHOR

Hans Jeuken (hanje at cpan dot org)

BUGS AND CAVEATS

Matching {}, [] and () does not take strings with matchable symbols into account.

If you find any, please contact the author.

SEE ALSO

Tk::Text

Tk::XText

Syntax::Kamelon::Syntaxes